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People have already mentioned Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language and Timeless Way, but I'll note that he has further distilled those ideas in his The Natu
by skilesare 10y ago
People have already mentioned Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language and Timeless Way, but I'll note that he has further distilled those ideas in his The Nature of Order Series: http://amzn.to/2b4XYf5 http://amzn.to/2b4XYf5
1. Levels of Scale
2. Strong Centers
3. Thick Boundaries
4. Alternating Repetition
5. Positive Space
6. Local Symmetry
7. Good Shape
8. Deep Interlock and Ambiguity
9. Gradients
10. Contrast
11. Echos
12. Roughness
13. The Void
14. Simplicity and Inner Calm
15. Each in the Other